Phoebe Gates launches e-commerce startup — here’s what her famous parents think Phoebe Gates, the youngest daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, is the co-founder of a new e-commerce shopping… Read More
Podcast ‘Embrace this messiness’: Computer vision pioneer Fei-Fei Li explains her hope for AI and humanity Fei-Fei Li‘s new book is the story of her journey from China to the U.S., from small business to Big… Read More
Bill and Melinda French Gates to take two years after divorce to assess partnership at foundation The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will still be led by its namesakes after their divorce, but the foundation announced… Read More
Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation in latest development following Gates divorce Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said he will resign as a trustee at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “For… Read More
How Melinda French Gates has ‘transformational potential’ to boost equality in VC, tech and beyond Melinda French Gates created Pivotal Ventures in January 2015 with so little fanfare that news of the effort came out after… Read More
Bill and Melinda Gates announce decision to end marriage after 27 years Bill and Melinda Gates announced Monday that they are ending their marriage after 27 years, sending shockwaves through their hometown… Read More
Bill Gates calls for ‘mega testing’ and global disease alert system to prevent the next pandemic Bill and Melinda Gates express ongoing concern about the current pandemic in their annual letter, while also looking ahead to… Read More
Melinda Gates talks about vaccine disinformation and calls for Biden to appoint caregiving ‘czar’ In a recent Q&A with The New York Times, Melinda Gates reflected on the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges and hesitations… Read More
Equity initiative formed by Melinda Gates and MacKenzie Scott lands $10M more in funding The Equality Can’t Wait Challenge announced $10 million in new funding Tuesday, bringing the total grant package to $40 million.… Read More
Melinda Gates spotlights COVID-19’s disproportionate harm to women Melinda Gates, an advocate for women’s rights internationally, wrote an article published online Wednesday in Foreign Affairs magazine about the… Read More
Melinda Gates and MacKenzie Bezos unveil $30M gender equality initiative Two of the world’s wealthiest women are teaming up to roll out a $30 million initiative that will provide grants… Read More
Bill Gates says Gates Foundation ‘will end up spending a lot more’ to fight COVID-19 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation “will end up spending a lot more” than the $305 million it has pledged… Read More
Melinda Gates on US response to COVID-19: ‘You’re seeing what’s happening, and it’s chaos’ Melinda Gates called out a lack of national leadership in the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview… Read More
Gates Foundation commits $50M to COVID-19 vaccine initiative, total funding now tops $300M The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed an additional $50 million in funding for the GAVI vaccine alliance to address… Read More
Report: Bill and Melinda Gates buy oceanfront home near San Diego for $43M Bill and Melinda Gates are the reported buyers of a pricey piece of oceanfront real estate near San Diego, Calif.,… Read More
What Bill and Melinda Gates learned giving out $53.6B over 20 years, and what they’re doing next Over the past two decades, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given out $53.6 billion, most of it seeking… Read More
Melinda Gates’ nonprofit launches $50M initiative to increase representation of women in tech hubs Melinda Gates is launching another initiative to turn the tide for women in tech. Pivotal Ventures, a Seattle-based philanthropic group… Read More
Gates Foundation CEO stepping down from $47B philanthropy, handing reins to internal successor Sue Desmond-Hellmann, the physician and scientist who led the world’s largest philanthropy as CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More
Microsoft’s venture fund teams up with Melinda Gates for $6M Female Founders Competition Microsoft’s venture arm M12 is launching another Female Founders Competition, this time with some help from Melinda Gates and Silicon… Read More
Melinda Gates commits $1B to ‘expanding women’s power and influence in the United States’ Melinda Gates, whose book this year documented the systemic and societal challenges that continue to face women around the world,… Read More
Review: Netflix documentary on Bill Gates reveals chaos, determination and love ‘Inside Bill’s Brain’ In his relentless pursuit to try to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems around sanitation, disease eradication and… Read More
Melinda Gates and David Letterman talk tech, philanthropy, music and more on Netflix show Melinda Gates shared stories of her family life, philanthropic pursuits and her unending push to get more girls and women… Read More
Bill Gates picks his 5 top summer reads for 2019, with no shortage of heavy topics When I first saw Bill Gates’ summer book picks, I thought, “This guy knows how to party.” The fact that… Read More
How Melinda Gates made her mark at Microsoft by not fitting in, and her thoughts on its culture now After graduating from Duke University with degrees in computer science and business, Melinda Gates could have worked for any number… Read More
What Melinda Gates learned from offering a full year of paid family leave to employees Melinda Gates is one of the world’s most vocal advocates for paid family and medical leave. “We are the only… Read More
Podcast Q&A: Melinda Gates opens up about tech industry, equality and 3 women who changed her life Melinda Gates once famously set a rule in her kitchen. Nobody leaves until mom does. It’s a story she tells… Read More
Melinda Gates draws huge crowd for hometown finale of ‘Moment of Lift’ tour, with surprise intro The stage lights stayed down as the introductory video ended, and a lone figure walked onto stage in the darkness.… Read More
Book review: Melinda Gates’ ‘The Moment of Lift’ should be required reading for everyone In the past two decades, Melinda Gates has worked on some of the greatest challenges in global health, including making… Read More
Melinda Gates launches new online platform to highlight inspiring stories, innovative thinkers Melinda Gates this week launched Evoke, a new website that bills itself as a “community of optimistis” and aims to… Read More
Univ. of Washington opens new computer science building, doubling capacity to train future tech workers When Ed Lazowska arrived at the University of Washington four decades ago, there were just 12 computer science faculty members.… Read More
